Daily Assignments : 10 marks (Done continuously, for selected topics only*)
Continual Assessment 2
Common Test 2 Part 1 (Sections A & B)
Pen-and-Paper Test: 20 marks (30 min)
15%
Common Test 2 Part 2 (Section C)
Pen-and-Paper Test: 30 marks (50 min)
Common Test 2 Part 3
Investigation : 25 marks (1 h)
Daily Assignments : 10 marks (Done continuously, for selected topics only*)
Semestral Assessment
End-of-Year Examination Paper 1 (Sections A & B)
Pen-and-Paper Test: 40 marks (50 min)
50%
End-of-Year Examination Paper 2 (Section C)
Pen-and-Paper Test: 60 marks (1 h 40 min)
Total
100%
The Common Test 1 Part 3 paper will involve generalising number patterns (quadratic for P5), and the Common Test 2 Part 3 paper will involve investigative problem solving including Principals of Counting. The use of calculators is allowed.
Conversion of Marks for Continual Assessment
Overall Marks for Continual Assessment = (Marks in CT Part 1 + Marks in CT Part 2 + Marks in CT Part 3 + Marks in Daily Assignments)x 20/17
Pen-and-Paper Test Format
Section
Item Type
Number of questions
Marks per question
Weighting
A
Short-answer (no working required; units provided)
10 (CT Part 1)
1
10 (CT Part 1)
20 (Exam)
20 (Exam)
B
Short-answer (working required; units provided)
5 (CT Part 1)
2
10 (CT Part 1)
10 (Exam)
20 (Exam)
C
Short-answer/ Structured/Long-answer (working required; units not provided)
Gifted Education Programme 2014
Mathematics Assessment Format for P5
(30 min)
(50 min)
(45 min)
(Done continuously, for selected topics only*)
(30 min)
(50 min)
(1 h)
(Done continuously, for selected topics only*)
(50 min)
(1 h 40 min)
The Common Test 1 Part 3 paper will involve generalising number patterns (quadratic for P5), and the Common Test 2 Part 3 paper will involve investigative problem solving including Principals of Counting. The use of calculators is allowed.
Conversion of Marks for Continual Assessment
Overall Marks for Continual Assessment
= (Marks in CT Part 1 + Marks in CT Part 2 + Marks in CT Part 3 + Marks in Daily Assignments)x 20/17
Pen-and-Paper Test Format
(no working required; units provided)
(working required; units provided)
Structured/Long-answer
(working required; units not provided)